Winterthur Bloom Report 01

Bloom Report #52

December 28, 2022
43F, Sunny

Check these out:

• Brilliant berries:  The bright red berries of willow-leaf cotoneaster give a festive look to the fence on Sycamore Hill.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fbb       Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)

fbb       Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’ – few flowers)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

pb        Galanthus ‘Barnes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – 6 flowers)

fbb       Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)     

fbb       Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)

fbb       Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House – few flowers)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House – few left)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

MARCH BANK

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few)               

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

ber       Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – brown seed pods)

pf         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

fbb       Camellia species (Camellia – dark pink buds)          

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – brown)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – brown)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Alight’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white with purple)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – red berries)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – brown)

pf         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white to brown)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – narrow yellow ‘ribbons’ – at parking lot wall)      

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop hybrid – white – on wall along walkway)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers